Emblem of Authority [reverse]

1447

Matteo de' Pasti

Medalist, Italian, c. 1420 - 1467/1468

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.11 cm (1 1/4 in.)
    gross weight: 15.75 gr (0.035 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1992.55.3.b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1992 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 25, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: PONTIFICII.EXERCITVS.IMP[ERATOR].M.CCCCXLVII. (General of the papal armies)

Wikidata ID

Q63860975

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